Chihururu Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chihururu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chihururu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3151:49,0107,495
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chihururu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chihururu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chihururu occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chihururu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 853,416th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chihururu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Chihururu is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 49,010. In Zimbabwe Chihururu is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 45 percent live, Harare Province, where 26 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiururu9461/
Chihurira7812/
Kehururu7185/
Kijururu717/
Chihoriro6713/
Kehuruuru671/
Chihorera671/
Chihororo671/
Kyururu631/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chihururu
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